Community help request

HaljaNifheim

hi,
I’m an add-on developer trying to isolate a problem. It is either an NA to EU server, the language the client is playing in, and or a combination of both. What I do know is running in German on EU mega server has two more emotes than NA in English. My request is a simple one. I’m hoping to get five scenarios covered.

1. North American server player running in German language
2. North American server player running in French language
3. EU server player running in English language
4. EU server player running in German language
5. EU server player running in French language

I was going to switch my client and test but bouncing between them but the launcher application either wanted a 5.5GB download or complete 23GB game download. So, I’m asking the add-on community to get it identified faster.
The tests:

1. Do you get an emote animation with /torch?
2. How about /kick?
3. What emote plays with this command /script PlayEmote(175)
   • Eating an apple?
   • Eating bread?
   • Nothing?
4. What is the number this command returns for you /script d(SETTING_TYPE_LANGUAGE)

Please post back your results with the mega server you are playing on and which language.

Thanks for any help.
Halja

Grischu

For Point 4 i can give you the answer for EU-Megaserver
german 12
french 12
english 12

For current language detection i woud give you this possibility

function GetClientLanguage()
-- GetErrorString(16) return values
-- english "Off balance target"
-- german "Ziel aus dem Gleichgewicht"
-- french "Cible étoudie"

local language="fr"
local errorstring == GetErrorString(16)
if errorstring = "Ziel aus dem Gleichgewicht" then
language="de"
elseif errorstring == "Off balance target" then
language="en"
end
return language
end

Hope the Syntax is correct

HaljaNifheim

Thank you,

I was hopping the game's global SETTING_TYPE_LANGUAGE would fluctuate with language. It was the closest thing I could find in the publish API. There is support fro GetCVar but those valid variables strings are not disclosed currently. The Launcher application's launcher.settings has active region and language but it's not reachable. For very good security reasons, LUA file I/O is blocked for add-ons. My next thought was to attach to one UI button elements for language text difference but using error stings is a better idea.

Your response is helpful,
Halja

ThanAnor

Do you get an emote animation with /torch?

Yes we get an emote animation but it´s still a little bit buggy. The character is taking out a torch but the flames from the torch are staying on the back of the character.

HaljaNifheim

Thank for your response. I was able to diagnose the problem was the language the player was using and not which mega server they were on. With lots of translation help, I refactored my add-on for a localization to German players and resolved emote errors because you get two more emotes than English players at this time. It turned out to be a Win Win situation because of the Zenimax code synchronization issue.